BH DIDIK (11/3/19) - RELATIVE PRONOUNS

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

WHO, WHOM, WHICH

A relative pronoun comes after a noun to help identify which person or thing we are talking about.

It is also used to tell us more information about a person or thing.

WHO & WHOM

people

WHICH

animals/things

EXAMPLES

Relative Pronoun (to identify)

The boy who wears a red shirt is my cousin.

Relative Pronoun (tell information)

The purse which I bought yesterday had been stolen.

WHO OR WHOM???

WHO (SUBJECT)

WHOM (OBJECT)

EXAMPLES

Mark (subject) is the one who was hired.

*The sentence is about Mark (subject).

Mark saw the faces of those (object) whom he loved at his birthday celebration.

*The sentence is about the people (object) that Mark loves.

WHO OR WHOM???

To make it EASIER...

WHO + A VERB

WHOM + A NOUN/PRONOUN

LET'S DO SOME PRACTICE...

Multiple Choice

The book ______ I read yesterday, is interesting.

• who

• whom

• which

Multiple Choice

That is the girl ______ won the story telling competition.

• who

• whom

• which

Multiple Choice

She saw a lady ______ she thought was her old friend.

• who

• whom

• which

Multiple Choice

John wore a pair of trousers ______ he bought yesterday.

• who

• whom

• which

Multiple Choice

My uncle ______ studies in Cairo is coming over next week.

• who

• whom

• which

Multiple Choice

The horse ______ I was riding, is grazing the grass.

• who

• whom

• which

Multiple Choice

The sling bag ______ my mother presented to me, is expensive.

• who

• whom

• which

Multiple Choice

My father bought a special gift for the boy ______ he met at the orphanage.

• who

• whom

• which

Multiple Choice

The museum ______ he visited is haunted.

• who

• whom

• which

Multiple Choice

The chocolate cake ______ I bought at the bakery was very delicious.

• who

• whom

• which

Multiple Choice

Putih is the cat ______ I found by the roadside two years ago.

• who

• whom

• which

Multiple Choice

Ahmad is the boy ______ I befriended a year ago.

• who

• whom

• which

Multiple Choice

The chicken curry ______ I ate at the restaurant was too spicy.

• who

• whom

• which

Multiple Choice

We had stayed at Tioman Island ______ is famous with its beautiful beach and underwater world.

• who

• whom

• which

Multiple Choice

A mechanic is a person ______ repairs cars in a workshop.

• who

• whom

• which

Multiple Choice

The burglar ______ broke into the house, had been arrested by the police.

• who

• whom

• which

Multiple Choice

The man ______ is waiting at the school office is my uncle.

• who

• whom

• which

Multiple Choice

The discipline teacher investigated the boy ______ was involved in the street fight.

• who

• whom

• which

Multiple Choice

The house ______ is beside the main road, is my cousin's house.

• who

• whom

• which

Multiple Choice

The lady ______ I met yesterday was very kind.

• who

• whom

• which